Qaddafi and South African leaders have been closely linked for years, thanks in large part to Qaddafi's deep pockets. Qaddafi supported the ANC during apartheid and later donated lavishly to ANC election campaigns. He helped pay for Winnie Mandela's defense in her 1991 kidnapping trial and also reportedly gave $2 million to Zuma for the legal bills from his 2006 rape trial.
Above, Zuma sits in the dock during his trial in the Johannesburg High Court on May 8, 2006. Zuma was acquitted of the rape charges.
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PROTV
5:34 PM ET
October 13, 2011
great shoot Have a Nice
great shoot
Have a Nice day... stasera in tv
FP2011
1:23 AM ET
October 27, 2011
Surprise, surprise..
Honestly, when I read the title for this photo essay: South Africa's Dictator Dance
was the last part, dance , that took my attention and made me come to see more. I had no idea what would this be about. I get it now.
The part that surprised me was the picture from 1999 with Qaddafi flashing the victory sign as he stands with Mandela.
I had no idea they were friends.
I wonder what is going to happen in Libya now that Qaddafi is out of the picture. We will soon see...